welcome to my music blog!

Dear parents and students,

Welcome to the Ox Ridge  Music Blog!

This blog will be used to post videos of music class performances as well as goings on in the music room.

I will also post important documents for chorus as well as important upcoming dates.

Stay tuned for cool videos with your student in them!!!

Honors Chorus at 6 Flags

Hey Parents! Check out the Darien Elementary Honors Chorus singing their hearts out in Massachusetts! We were so proud of them!!

http://drop.io/makenewfriendsI

http://drop.io/nowsthetime

http://drop.io/howcanikeep

last year's honors chorus!

check out last year's honors chorus!

http://drop.io/honorsI#

http://drop.io/thegourd1#

http://drop.io/hansel2#

great information on music and the brain

This is a great article in the area of brain development and music aptitude
http://www.menc.org/v/general_music/music-aptitude-use-it-or-lose-it

honors chorus sign-up sheet and audition schedule

Here is the sign up sheet for you to download as well as the audition schedule(whcih may not reflect current sign-ups)

http://drop.io/honorschorusletter#(this is the sign-up sheet)

http://drop.io/schedule8953# (this is the schedule)

concert videos - Ox Ridge Winter Concert

Check out the band and orchestra from the December 11th Ox Ridge Winter Concert!

I trimmed the first orchestra video and now it FITS!!
ENJOY!!

http://drop.io/bandsongI#

http://drop.io/bandsongII#

http://drop.io/bandsongIIIa#
http://drop.io/orchestraI#

http://drop.io/orchestrasongII#

http://drop.io/orchestrasongIII#

Ox Ridge Chorus Winter Conert

check out the Ox Ridge Chorus at the Winter Concert!

http://drop.io/starofbethlehem49#

http://drop.io/singwithglee#

http://drop.io/howmanynights6455#

http://drop.io/ncjingles2061#

and some concert stills:

http://drop.io/concertpix#

Mr. Latona's class singing "Torajii"

check out Mr. Latona's class sing the Koren folk song, 'Torajii"

http://drop.io/latonatorajiiI#

Mrs. watson's class singing, "Torajii"

check out Mrs. Watson's class singing the Korean folk song, "Torajii"

http://drop.io/watsontorajiiI

Mr. Seek's class singing, "Torajii"

check out Mr. Seek's class singing the Korean folk song, "Torajii"

http://drop.io/seektorajiiI

Mr. O'Connor's class singing "Torajii"

check out Mr. O'Connor's clas singing the Korean folk song, "Torajii"

http://drop.io/oconnortorajiiI

http://drop.io/oconnortorajiiII#

veterans day songs

Check out the 5th grade singing the Armed Forces Salute at the Veterans Day celebration!!!
http://www.darienps.org/teachers/jallen/armedforces09.AVI

ox ridge chorus at the sound tigers game!!!

check out the ox ridge chorus at the sound tigers game on Sunday!!!

http://drop.io/soundtigerschorus

Ox Ridge Chorus Sign-up sheet

http://drop.io/chorussheet#


Here is the sign-up sheet for the Ox Ridge Chorus.

Please feel free to sign your child up for Chorus after the Holiday Concert.

Miss Newkirk's class!

http://drop.io/newkirkchat

Miss Newkirk's's class performing "Chatter with the Angels"

This is the classic spiritual combined with body percussion and mallet parts, arranged into a rondo form(ABACA).
A=the song
B=body percussion playing the rhythm of the words
A=the songC=just the mallet parts
A=the song

In a rondo, the "A" section keeps returning as we introduce new sections.

Mrs. Wein's class!!

http://drop.io/weinchatterI#

http://drop.io/weinchatterII

Mrs. Wein's class performing "Chatter with the Angels"

This is the classic spiritual combined with body percussion and mallet parts, arranged into a rondo form(ABACA).A=the songB=body percussion playing the rhythm of the wordsA=the songC=just the mallet partsA=the songIn a rondo, the "A" section keeps returning as we introduce new sections.

Mrs. Ekey's class in music!!

Miss Ekey's class performing "Chatter with the Angels"

http://drop.io/chatekey
This is the classic spiritual combined with body percussion and mallet parts, arranged into a rondo form(ABACA).
A=the song
B=body percussion playing the rhythm of the words
A=the song
C=just the mallet parts
A=the song

In a rondo, the "A" section keeps returning as we introduce new sections.

Miss Conetta's class !!!

http://drop.io/chatterconetta

http://drop.io/conchatII


Miss Conetta's class performing "Chatter with the Angels"
This is the classic spiritual combined with body percussion and mallet parts, arranged into a rondo form(ABACA).
A=the song
B=body percussion playing the rhythm of the words
A=the song
C=just the mallet parts
A=the song

In a rondo, the "A" section keeps returning as we introduce new sections.

Enjoy!!!

Mrs. Watsons' music class

Check out Mrs. Watson's class in music!
http://drop.io/watsonkansas
They learned a song called, "Kansas Boys."
This is an old folk song, arranged for voices, mallet instruments(xylophones, metalophones), unpitched percussion(triangles, woodblocks) and body percussion.The 5th grade first learned the song, then arranged part of the words into a speech piece, added body percussion, then arranged the piece into a "rondo" form, which repeats the "A" section.In Rondo form, the A section is repeated after a new section is added."Kansas Boys" also included an introduction and a coda. Ask your children about it!Enjoy the performance!!

Mr. Seek''s Class in music!

http://drop.io/kansasseek
Check out Mr. Seek's class in music!
They learned a song called. "Kansas Boys."
This is an old folk song, arranged for voices, mallet instruments(xylophones, metalophones), unpitched percussion(triangles, woodblocks) and body percussion.
The 5th grade first learned the song, then arranged part of the words into a speech piece, added body percussion, then arranged the piece into a "rondo" form, which repeats the "A" section.
In Rondo form, the A section is repeated after a new section is added.
"Kansas Boys" also included an introduction and a coda.
Ask your children about it!
Enjoy the performance!!